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BN45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,106 road traffic collisions in the BN45 postcode district, Mid Sussex, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 273 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,106
2,157th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,804
1.63 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
45 people killed
Serious collisions
273
378 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BN45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal423.8%
  • Serious27325%
  • Slight79172%

What the data shows

  • BN45 had 153 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 201 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in BN45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 110 children under 16 were killed or injured in BN45, 6.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in BN45.

Where BN45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,157th
Most casualties
2,067th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
2,074th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (12%)
  • Wednesday136 (12%)
  • Thursday145 (13%)
  • Friday154 (14%)
  • Saturday188 (17%)
  • Sunday196 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight784 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting155 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway641 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway420 (38%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph34 (3.1%)
  • 40 mph42 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph634 (57%)
  • 70 mph368 (33%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds852 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,395 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant77 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist67 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian39 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BN45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BN45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BN45 peaked at 50 in 1984; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251220
20241215
20231520
20221727
20211522
20201011
20192033
20181520
20172130
20161624
20152437
20142133
20131117
20121417
20112138
20102648
20092636
20082537
20071518
20061826
20052835
20041627
20032242
20022536
20013663
20002029
19992835
19982135
19971626
19962541
19951316
19941528
1993921
19922761
19913450
19903370
19893252
19882847
19873753
19864168
198548101
19845087
19832745
19824280
19811523
19802851
19793653

Map of recent crashes in BN45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BN45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BN45

The 24 most recent collisions in BN45 happened between 7 January 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BN45

The A23 has the most collisions in BN45, 589 of 1,106 (53%), followed by the A273 (139).

Collisions in BN45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2358998124139
2ndA273139242131
3rdA281122176629

Council areas covering BN45

Collisions in BN45 were recorded in 2 council areas. Mid Sussex has 1,026 of 1,106 (93%).

Collisions in BN45 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMid Sussex1,0261,66039248
2ndBrighton and Hove78142325